Dry cell.



A. N. BARRON 6: W. G. WAITT.

DRY CELL.

APPLICATION TILED MAB..26, 1910.

'969,51%, Patented Sept. '6, 1910.

f 3 ,/@M;am- YMWW OHIO, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

' DRY CELL 9 9,51 Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Sept. 6,1910. Application filed Marh 26, 1910. Serial N0. 551,668. 4 l I To allwhom it may concern: I! tery mix and the seal, the cell contains a diskmaterial having cells 9 in which the solution forced no from tl Be itknown that we, Amos N. BARRON Curran ()2- Warm, citizens oi the] l'nitedStates, and r sidents, respectwely of Cleveland, in the county ofUuyahoga] ceived. This disk, as shown, is made of and State of Ohio, andFremont, 1n thei What 18' known as double faced corrugated county ofSandusky and State-of Ohio, have I straw-board, andconsists invented acertain new and useful Improve tom layei and an intermediate corrugatedmentn1 Dry Cells, of WlllCh the following IS I layer of straw-board allglu together a full, clear, and e\act description I lhis disk is of suchsue as to fittightly ien dry cells of ordinary constructio'i within thecup; and it has a hole 9 throu h are. subjected to severe strains orshort cir- I it for the passa e of the carbon electrode cuits, thebattery solution is frequently 1 This matciial is not only cellular, butit is forced up between the metal cup and the also absorbent, and thismakes it of addisealing material, overflowing the cup and tional valuewhen used-in the manner stated wetting the insulating jackets around then construttine the cell the atterv m1:

same, and also wetting the jackets of adjacent cells.

As the battery solution is a good conductor of electricity, theinsulating jacktien this disk is put in the position shown ets. afterbecoming wet, are no longer insu- The sealing material is then runintothe ators. The adjacentcells are therefore oell, while in asemi-fluid condition. T l electrically tonnected by the wet jackets,attach itself to the top layer of straw-l and are externally shortcircuited and l and thereby this disk I serves also as a binder for thesealing material, which greatly diminishes its liability to crack aftorit has hardened.

la ring (lOS(flll)G(l our 1. dry cell comprising a ZlllC cup havbonelec%de and battery mix tightly packed in the lined cell 1 around theelectrode, the said bibulous linl ing extending across the top of themix upward from disk of material resting the present invention is toprevent the escape of the solution between the cell and the metal cup,and to thereby I prevent the ruinous consequences of'such escape. j l

The invention consists broadly in putting the se ltfindthe batu 0? themix and may How and remain, instead of louslining uponthe topsurpassing, between the seal and the metal cup. rounding the electrode,said disk compris- 'The invention also consists in more speeifing a topand bottom member of absorbent ically defined characteristics ofconstruction material, a corrugated member of absorbent as set forth inthe appended claims. material spacing them apart, and a seal in In thedrawing, Figure 1 is an elevation {the cup on top of said disk.- incentral section at its upper end A dry cell comprising a zinc cupembodying the invention; I

' j in the lined cell around said electrode, a disk which cmirares theelectrmle and fits within the cup, said disk being made of double facedcorruhavplan View partly broken away of the disk of 111g a bihulonslining, a carbon electrode, and battery mix tightly packed cellularmaterial in the form most satisfactory for the intended use.

The cell, as shown, comprises a'zinc cu A, a carbon electrode B, abibulous lining (l? ated straw-lnmrd, and a. seal in the cup on thetightly packed battery mix D, the seal 1 top of this disk. E, and theinsulating outer jacket F, and in 3. dry cell (OIHIH'ISHIg a zinc thesrespects it is like the cells in common ing a bibulous lining, a use.But between the tightly packed bat battery mix tightly placed in the aon the said bilin- :9 eeeem our Sign: messes.

the electrode, a disk resting noon said mix and surrounding theelectrode, said disk comprising a top and boitom member of bibulousmaterial, and means for spacing .5 the said members apai't whereby anumber of chambers are forme in the space be- /YiJ'HESSBSI tween thesaid top and bottom members. GEO. W. :HAIEES, In testimony whereof, Wehereunto afiix W. P. 1 11x325,

